Andrei Borisovich Loshak (Russia: Андрей Борисович Лошак; born November 20, 1972, Moscow, RSFSR) is a Russian journalist and reporter.
Loshak was born on November 20, 1972, in Moscow into the family of graphic artists Boris Loshak and Olga Uvarova. [1] He graduated from MSU Faculty of Journalism in 1996. [2]
Loshak started working in television in 1995: in his fourth year of university he became an administrator in Leonid Parfyonov's program Namedni. Non-Political News for the Week on the NTV channel. [3] Later he began to make small stories for this program, then became a scriptwriter and editor-in-chief of the talk show About It - the first talk show about sex in Russia. [4] Since 2000, Loshak worked as a scriptwriter and producer of the TV series Russian Empire . [5] From 2001 to 2004, he was a correspondent for the programs Segodnya and Strana i Mir , as well as for the updated program Namedni. [6] From the fall of 2004 to 2009, Loshak was a regular contributor to the television show Profession - Reporter . [7] [8]
Loshak left NTV in 2010 and became editorial director of Esquire magazine (Russia) a year later. In 2012, NTV aired Loshak's five-part investigative series Russia. Total Eclipse made in the pseudo-documentary genre. [9] [10]
From 2013 to 2015, Andrei Loshak worked for Dozhd TV. In December 2014, he directed a 6-part documentary Journey from St. Petersburg to Moscow: A special way for Dozhd. [11]
From May 2015] to April 2016 he was the editor-in-chief of the information portal Help Needed. Until November 2017, worked there as one of the columnists. [12] [13]
In 2019, Loshak directed the documentary series Holivar. History of Runet . [14] The series was presented in Cannes. In Russia, the series was nominated for the Laurel Branch Award as the best scientific and educational film. [15]
In July 2020, Loshak was interviewed by Yury Dud. [16] Among other things, he told how he refused to receive an order from the hands of Vladimir Putin. [17]
In December 2021, Loshak released He is the only one a documentary filmed for the anniversary of Tinkoff Bank. [18]
In February 2022, Loshak's documentary series Russian Hackers: The Beginning was released. The film focused on the birth of hacking in Russia and its impact on the world. [19]
Loshak moved to Georgia in March 2022 after the outburst of Russian invasion of Ukraine. [20] Same year in June, he released the documentary film Broken Ties about the rifts in Russian families that occurred after the beginning of the full-scale war in Ukraine. [21]
On February 17, 2023, the Russian Ministry of Justice added Loshak to the list of foreign agents. [22] On October 14, 2023, Loshak released the documentary film Pentagon about the social problems of modern Russian society. The film portrays people living in a former dormitory that belongs to the administration of Novouzensk. [23] [24]
He is the nephew of journalist Viktor Loshak , cousin of journalist and host of the Dozhd TV channel Anna Mongait. [25]
Loshak is married to Angela Iziaslavovna Boskis. She is his third cousin. Boskis worked with Loshak in the talk show About It. [26]
Andrei Borisovich Loshak (Russia: Андрей Борисович Лошак; born November 20, 1972, Moscow, RSFSR) is a Russian journalist and reporter.
Loshak was born on November 20, 1972, in Moscow into the family of graphic artists Boris Loshak and Olga Uvarova. [1] He graduated from MSU Faculty of Journalism in 1996. [2]
Loshak started working in television in 1995: in his fourth year of university he became an administrator in Leonid Parfyonov's program Namedni. Non-Political News for the Week on the NTV channel. [3] Later he began to make small stories for this program, then became a scriptwriter and editor-in-chief of the talk show About It - the first talk show about sex in Russia. [4] Since 2000, Loshak worked as a scriptwriter and producer of the TV series Russian Empire . [5] From 2001 to 2004, he was a correspondent for the programs Segodnya and Strana i Mir , as well as for the updated program Namedni. [6] From the fall of 2004 to 2009, Loshak was a regular contributor to the television show Profession - Reporter . [7] [8]
Loshak left NTV in 2010 and became editorial director of Esquire magazine (Russia) a year later. In 2012, NTV aired Loshak's five-part investigative series Russia. Total Eclipse made in the pseudo-documentary genre. [9] [10]
From 2013 to 2015, Andrei Loshak worked for Dozhd TV. In December 2014, he directed a 6-part documentary Journey from St. Petersburg to Moscow: A special way for Dozhd. [11]
From May 2015] to April 2016 he was the editor-in-chief of the information portal Help Needed. Until November 2017, worked there as one of the columnists. [12] [13]
In 2019, Loshak directed the documentary series Holivar. History of Runet . [14] The series was presented in Cannes. In Russia, the series was nominated for the Laurel Branch Award as the best scientific and educational film. [15]
In July 2020, Loshak was interviewed by Yury Dud. [16] Among other things, he told how he refused to receive an order from the hands of Vladimir Putin. [17]
In December 2021, Loshak released He is the only one a documentary filmed for the anniversary of Tinkoff Bank. [18]
In February 2022, Loshak's documentary series Russian Hackers: The Beginning was released. The film focused on the birth of hacking in Russia and its impact on the world. [19]
Loshak moved to Georgia in March 2022 after the outburst of Russian invasion of Ukraine. [20] Same year in June, he released the documentary film Broken Ties about the rifts in Russian families that occurred after the beginning of the full-scale war in Ukraine. [21]
On February 17, 2023, the Russian Ministry of Justice added Loshak to the list of foreign agents. [22] On October 14, 2023, Loshak released the documentary film Pentagon about the social problems of modern Russian society. The film portrays people living in a former dormitory that belongs to the administration of Novouzensk. [23] [24]
He is the nephew of journalist Viktor Loshak , cousin of journalist and host of the Dozhd TV channel Anna Mongait. [25]
Loshak is married to Angela Iziaslavovna Boskis. She is his third cousin. Boskis worked with Loshak in the talk show About It. [26]